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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1941
Page
5
Notices detail that club meetings events bazaars and church or lodge resolutions require paid notices and remittances to Daily Telegraph. The notice emphasizes that non news value items such as thanks and similar communications are charged and billed to readers in Bluefield West Virginia with specified amounts.
A compact excerpt presents John 6 35 fasting and faith ideas alongside a Goldsmith line about Providence and rules enhancing favors. The text pairs a spiritual citation with a literary aside in a reflective tono.
A critical view asserts Nazi propaganda links a supposed British desire for peace with potential American withdrawal. The piece argues Britain fights on with U.S. support, while Axis powers push for a separate armistice to reshape the war. It warns against accepting the misleading notion that Britain seeks appeasement.
A historical column laments subversive aliens in the United States and praises a hardening stance toward Nazi spies. It notes closing German consulates, expulsion of diplomats, and recalls Baron Edgar von Spiegel’s threats while urging vigilance at home.
The speaker asserts public sentiment and official ties to Nazi groups and pinks or reds, calling for a crackdown on subversives and noting past government hiring abuses revealed by the Dies committee. He cites the Italian embassy sabotage order and the expulsion of an attaché, urging firm action and an end to tolerance.
War teaches people in Europe to live without many luxuries once considered essential. They endure pressurized hardship and yet strive to stay fairly comfortable despite shortages and burdens.
The passage argues that defense related labor demands justify suspending peace time spending and using bureaus to provide federal jobs. It questions when government spending can be justified and implies a need for active employment programs during defense build up.
The I C O leaders initiate action to remove communists blamed for much turmoil. They suggest emulating Samuel Gompers who sought no reds in the American Federation of Labor, arguing it would have benefited the union and the nation.
The United States is described as the cleanest country due to using about one third of yearly soap output. The sector employs nearly 20,000 people across the soap industry nationwide.
A concise remark notes a shift from converting weapons to farming tools toward more gun and weapons emphasis in current discussions. The line hints at broader societal debates over disarmament and defense priorities without naming specific events or dates.
A Life Magazine editorial urges readers to adopt a private Trouble Tree to hang daily worries before entering the home. It distinguishes between practical concerns like taxes and unfounded anxieties, advising budgeting and focused action to reduce nightly burden and restore calm for the family.
Fragmentary lines explore winning versus losing, thrills of danger, and hopeful striving. Dreams, love, and service frame the poetry with garbled phrases and elusive names suggesting a broader literary or theatrical context.
Washington argues arming merchant ships ahead of war would be ineffective and risky. Navy already arms transports and troop ships, but experts warn submarines still pose grave danger. Convoy systems and destroyer escorts are presented as safer defenses than arming merchant vessels.
The White House mobilizes support for the St Lawrence project as key lawmakers Hull Knox Stimson Wickard Knudsen and Governor Lehman are slated to lead efforts. House chairman Mansfield has conceded delay while Roosevelt’s team conducts a quiet muster. Knudsen confirms OPM backing citing a letter from the president.
The state department issued an order barring refugees whose families remain in Hitler's hands without clear legal authority. Officials say the move will be legalized by Congress soon as Mr. Roosevelt acts quickly to address arising technical situations without regard to red tape.
US ships delivered 24 loads of equipment to Suez, not all tanks among them. Estimates suggest up to 100 light M1 and M2 tanks may have seen combat while official updates on tank losses remain undisclosed. The army now moves away from the side turret to a centered turret design for better firing range.
Merle Thorpe warns in Nation's Business that wartime measures push toward a planned economy. Business leaders fear a permanent color socialistic framework and the loss of the American way of life as nationalized industry and agriculture emerge.
The Cumberland News notes dozens of small bills cited as unnecessary amid a $40 billion defense bill. It lists H R 1399 to fund state programs controlling starfish and other oyster predators with $1,000,000 and H R 4662 for a fish cultural station in the Illinois river watershed of Texas.
Citizens on furlough recount army life as not a hardship. They describe cleanliness, modern conveniences, good food and healthful, interesting times, challenging the notion of service as deprivation. Mitchel Gazette notes these views from Dakota veterans.
Forty years ago today Oscar Toles and Miss Cora Wohlford wed in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Peter C rk V. Aiton followed N D Maher as superintendent of the Pocahontas division of Norfolk and Western railway. B F Keller of Bramwell named judge of the United States court for the southern district of West Virginia.
Two decades ago Miss Katherine Shelton from Bluefield married Martin Williams Jr at Pearsburg. The item also notes a baking company transition involving Princeton Baking and Ryan-Fork Baking, with subsequent details obscured by typing errors.
Ten years ago this date officers in Middleton arrested multiple suspects in a robbery case tied to the McMullen Pan store. Chief of MW Ss led the investigation and coordinated the Middleton police action.
Private Perkey letters complain about strikes during the preparedness era. He describes agitators able to incite workers, defends military discipline, and notes tension with union leaders while recounting life at camp and a division band lift.
George Tucker profiles the New York Boys Clubs as a lifeline for underprivileged slum children. Kip's Bay Club at 301 East 52nd Street serves over 2,000 youths with seven floors of facilities, sports, lectures, and public speaking.
Hollywood reports on location work as studios push films like You’ll Never Get Rich and Caught in the Draft. Astaire and Hayworth rehearse with camp scenes while DeMille shifts to Rurales after Reap the Wild Wind. The Yearling travels Florida with Vereen Bell’s Swamp Water in early development.
Mr Murray defends discussion of Communists within the C I O calling it slanderous press campaign. The exchange features Phillip declaring the topic fantastic and affirming his stance in a terse public remark.
Following a 1941 Montreal assembly action, First Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian churches in Bluefield plan simultaneous prayer services Sunday at 2 to 2:30 PM. Sessions open for prayer all day as an expression of penitent faith seeking peace and righteousness in the world.
Police Chief C N Wilson said excessive horn blowing and speeding on College Avenue will be stopped. A patrol car is assigned to monitor the area after resident complaints. The city imposes a ten dollar fine and costs for speeding and enforces pedestrians right of way rule from the supreme court.
Bluefield and West Virginia Kiwanis delegates returned from the Atlanta convention. Hudson Huffard was elected to a two year term as Kiwanis International trustee, a honors for Bluefield and the Virginia district. The Bluefield delegation included Mr and Mrs Huffard and ten others.
Local Boy Scouts advance in rank at the Bluefield board meeting. William H Johnson of troop 20 Grace church reaches Star rank. Joe Platnick of troop 19 passes first class requirements. Jimmy Dickenson Billy Pippin John French Bobby French and Philip Effron pass second class requirements. Billy Johnson Leon Spencer Joe Platnick Donald Harris Jim Goodwin earn merit badges.
Charleston June 20 the state health department reported a dearth of medical licensure applicants in West Virginia with only 20 applications received by the public health council. Wheeling meets July 7 9 to consider licensing plans and reciprocity requests from doctors in other states.
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